La Femme Amère
Tyranena Brewing Company

La Femme AmèreLa Femme Amère
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From:
Tyranena Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 12.53%
Reviews:
89
Ratings:
109
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 17, 2015
Added:
Jun 04, 2010
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by buschbeer:
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
12 FLUID OUNCE bottle
Served in a tulip glass

It is amber hued with golden highlights. Suspended yeast is visible. It is topped with a couple inches of beige head leaving nice lacing.

I get some spicy Belgian yeast notes along with light fruit. There is really not much in the way of hops unless the citrus melded with the fruit aromas.

The taste starts out with caramel, but quickly gives way to spices and fruit. Once again not much as far as hops. I get a slightly bitter finish.

This is a decent beer. I wonder how old it is considering its status is "retired." Even if it is old it is not bad and interesting to try.
Sep 09, 2014
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tasting notes. L: Pours an amber gold with a white creamy head. S: The aromas are caramel malt and Belgian ale yeast with a little spiciness and perhaps clove. T: A yeast driven beer F: Medium full body and medium carbonation. O: A little sweet and a little fuller body but still a decent drink.
Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by NessLeBert from Wisconsin

Nov 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Sep 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Rochefort10nh from New Hampshire

Jul 14, 2014
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.79/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz into a tulip, thanks to Kegatron for gifting me with this. The brew pours a clouded amber with lighter yellow around the edges. A tan yellowish stained finger rests atop and fades to a thin film supported by constantly rising bubbles.

The aroma is like caramel and toffee malt with a hint of candy sweetness. A bit of floral hop aspect gets fruity almost like orange marmalde and a zesty component. Almost a hint of mild oxidation is also present across the back.

The flavor has quite a bit of malt sweetness like caramel/toffee and some fruity to floral inclusion reminiscent of orange marmalade. A bit bready to biscuit grain and a bit of raisony dark fruitiness. There is a pretty firm yeastiness to this midpalate that lasts into the finish that is mildly spicy.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. The alcohol is hidden quite well and the hops faded into quite an interesting floral to fruity aspect that integrates well with the alcohol. For being ~3 years in the bottle, I gotta say I really liked this. Perhaps afterall I really do like belgian ipas but with some age. Thanks again Heath!
Sep 13, 2013
 
Rated: 2 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Aug 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by t0rin0 from California

Mar 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by sparx1100 from Minnesota

Oct 30, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by AlphaKing414 from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2012
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.68/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks for the great extra, Jascha.

Pours a hazy golden orange color with an off-white head. Still surprisingly hoppy for the age of this beer. Lots of fruity and floral notes along with quite a bit of yeast and some nice esters. Sweet bread and malt flavor are more pronounced on the palate. The citrus and fruit character translates to the flavor as well. A hint of grass and only a mild bitterness with some yeastiness toward the back end.
Feb 20, 2012
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Reviewed by CBlack85 from South Carolina

3.8/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to JAYBLACK for this one.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a balloon glass

This beer is a hazy golden/orange-ish color with a tall white rocky head that slowly recedes leaving a fair amount of lacing

The aroma is yeasty and spicy up front, followed by some fruity notes and piney hops. Initially the bready malts went by unnoticed, but as the beer warms the bready notes start to edge their way to the surface. The alcohol is noticeable, but not overwhelmingly so.

Interestingly enough, the flavor starts off being largely citrusy and somewhat sharp. I wouldn’t have expected that from the aroma of the beer. The flavor and the aroma seem to contradict each other; lots of Belgian yeast character in the nose, very little in the flavor. Piney hops in the nose, more citrusy hops on the tongue. Bready notes in the aroma, more caramel maltiness in the flavor. Noticeable alcohol in the nose and the alcohol is very well hidden in the flavor. All of the flavors seem to meld together in a very favorable way. Medium/full bodied, and well carbonated.

Overall, this is a very drinkable, approachable beer. My only criticism would be that I would like to see more Belgian yeast character in the flavor; as the aroma teased me with a characteristic that the flavor couldn’t deliver.
Feb 02, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by seeswo from Ohio

Feb 02, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by zenwatts from Minnesota

Jan 28, 2012
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Reviewed by thain709 from Pennsylvania

3.61/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks Deuane!

A - Poured with a semi-clear, copper orange body that had some golden highlights...one finger of white head formed and fell to a thin cap...that cap left behind great lacing

S - Bitter and piney hops are present, but there is also some spiciness going on in the background

T - There isn't much going on in the beginning...maybe I had the beer too cold?...the Belgian spices really open up in the middle and they continue into the finish...the piney hops finish the beer and provide a lasting bitterness

M - Medium bodied...spicy, bitter, dry

O - At first I didn't think much of this beer, but mid-palate it really opened up and finished as a good Belgian IPA...the hops have held up over time and the spices were still kicking
Jan 26, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Jerktookmyname from Wisconsin

Jan 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by IdrinkGas from Pennsylvania

Jan 04, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by tbeq00 from California

Dec 12, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by Jenray from Texas

Dec 12, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by I2uss from Minnesota

Dec 10, 2011
La Femme Amère from Tyranena Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 109 ratings